How Do Deep-Ocean Trenches Form

question 48

Multiple Choice

How do deep-ocean trenches form?

• A)Magma from a partially melting tectonic plate makes its way through the crust.
• B)Subducting lithosphere descends into the mantle.
• C)Two tectonic plates diverge and create a rift valley.
• D)Sediments from a turbidity current settle out in a deep ocean basin.

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